The Proud General

The Proud General
Directed by	Te Wei
Release date	1956
Running time	24 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Proud General (simplified Chinese: 骄傲的将军; traditional Chinese: 驕傲的將軍; pinyin: Jiāo'ào de Jiāngjūn) is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the animator Te Wei. It is also translated as The Conceited General.

Plot

After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practices martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and doesn't bother anymore with sharpening his weapons. When the enemy one day returns, his own arrogance leads to his defeat and eventually to the downfall of the whole nation.

Creators

English Production	Original Version	Crew	Romanized
Screenwriter	編劇	Hua Junwu	华君武
Director	导演	Te Wei	特伟
Total Design	总設計	Jiajun Quan	钱家骏
Composer	作曲	Chen Gexin	陈歌辛
Deputy Director	副導演	Li Kuero	李克弱
Background Design	背景設計	Liu Fengzhan	劉鳳展
Animation Design	动画設計	Du Chunxi Tang Cheng Pu Jiaxiang Duan Yi Lu Qing Hu Jinqing Yan Dingxian Dai Tielang Lin Wenxiao	杜春甫 唐澄 浦家祥 段浚 陆青 胡进庆 严定宪 戴铁郎 林文肖
Performance Guide	奏演指导	Chen Furui	陈富瑞
Photography	攝影	Chen Zhenxiang Ge Fangxiong	陈震祥 葛方雄
Painted Scene	绘景	Gao Yang Jiang Aijian Fang Pengjian Xu Jingda	高陽 江爱坚 方澎年 徐景達
Recording	錄音	Zhou Yunlin	周雲林
Performance	演奏	The Upper Film Orchestra	上影乐团
Conductor	指挥	Chen Gixin	陳歌辛

Production

The film was heavily influenced by Disney from the perspective of character design, movement and storytelling point of view. The music is derived from the Beijing Opera. The clothing, architecture, and props do have a strong sense of Chinese cultural influence.

DVD

The film has been re-released as part of the Chinese Classic Animation Te Wei Collection set. The Conceited General does have English subtitles.

External links

• The Proud General at IMDb
• The Proud General at China's Movie Database